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Element is a global provider of lab-based Testing, Inspection and Certification services, powering confident decisions in the most highly-regulated industries.

Element’s expertise cover a diverse range of materials and products - in sectors where failure in service is simply not an option. From concept through ongoing compliance, we support your entire product life cycle. Whether you need standardized high-volume testing or solutions for one-of-a-kind challenges, our experts become genuine partners in your success. We combine responsive service and clear communication with unwavering accuracy to help you launch safer products with confidence.

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Unlocking global market access requirements

Some of the many regulatory and industry certification requirements we help you meet.

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Material Testing

Element is one of the largest independent providers of destructive and non-destructive testing services for metals and non-metals. We help to make certain these materials are safe, quality, compliant and fit for purpose.

Product Testing

Element is a leading provider of product compliance and qualification testing services to its customers in the world’s most highly regulated industries.

Certification

Element certifies products and management systems to help make certain that they are compliant to all relevant international standards.

Unrivaled accreditations & approvals

Element holds an unmatched range of national and international accreditations and client approvals in the highly-regulated, safety-critical industries we serve worldwide.

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Our Locations

We offer the global capacity and expertise to meet your needs whatever your location.

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Our experts become an extension of your team, supplying the technical guidance necessary for you to go to market with confidence.

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Careers at Element

We are a global family of scientists, engineers and technologists, driven by our purpose of Making Tomorrow Safer Than Today. Explore our jobs to see how you can make a positive difference to people's lives, each and every day.

What's new at Element

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Early Screening for Battery Safety: How In-Situ Gas Analysis Identifies Failure Chemistry Before Production

Whitepaper on early screening for battery safety: how in-situ gas analysis attributes gas generation to specific electrode reactions, and where that data stops being valid.

Sep 14, 2026

Beyond Compliance: Battery Safety Through Real-World Validation Webinar

Certification is a safety baseline, not proof of safety. Mike Pendleton on battery abuse testing, thermal propagation and off-gas validation. Watch the webinar.

Sep 11, 2026

CE Marking Checklist for Radio Modules: A 10-Point Guide for the EU & UK

Element’s article on the ten checks to complete before you CE mark a product containing a pre-approved radio module, updated for RED cybersecurity requirements and current UKCA position.

Sep 11, 2026

Using Pre-Approved Radio Modules in North America: A 10-Point FCC and ISED Checklist

Element’s 10 FCC and ISED checks to complete before shipping a module-based wireless product to the US and Canada, and where the two schemes diverge.

Sep 9, 2026

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